Animation and Cartoon

Animation

The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these six frames.

animation
n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while
there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many
chemical and physical processes" [syn: {life}, {living},
{aliveness}]
2: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the
vitality of a seed" [syn: {vitality}]
3: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
[syn: {spiritedness}, {invigoration}, {brio}, {vivification}]
4: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
[syn: {vivification}, {invigoration}]
5: the making of animated cartoons
6: general activity and motion [syn: {liveliness}]

Animation \An`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.]
1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state
of being animate or alive.
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The animation of the same soul quickening the whole
frame. --Bp. Hall.
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Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am
speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.
--Landor.
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2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and
vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story
with great animation.
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{Suspended animation}, temporary suspension of the vital
functions, as in persons nearly drowned.
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Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness;
sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor;
earnestness; energy. See {Liveliness}.
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Related comparisons

Cartoon

A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works.

cartoon
n 1: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or
magazine [syn: {sketch}]
2: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to
give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid
sequence [syn: {animated cartoon}]
v : draw cartoons of

Cartoon \Car*toon"\, n. [F. carton (cf. It. cartone pasteboard,
cartoon); fr. L. charta. See 1st {card}.]
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1. A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a
model for transferring or copying; -- used in the making
of mosaics, tapestries, fresco pantings and the like; as,
the cartoons of Raphael.
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2. A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine;
esp. a pictorial caricature; as, the cartoons of ``Puck.''
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3. same as {comic strip}.
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4. a motion picture consisting of a series of frames, each
being a photograph of a drawing rather than a frame
produced by filming a scene of true action, and in which
the objects are displaced slightly in succeeding frames so
as to give the appearance of motion when projected as a
motion picture on the screen. The types of characters
portrayed in such films are often similar or identical to
those in a {comic strip}.
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comic strip \com"ic strip`\ (k[o^]m"[i^]k str[i^]p), n.
a brief sequence of drawings, usually with characters drawn
only sketchily, as in a cartoon, with dialog written in
``balloons'' over a character's head, and depicting a
fictional and usually comical incident; -- also called a
{cartoon}. Each comic strip contains typically from four to
six panels arranged horizontally, but widely varying
arrangements are published. In modern newspapers, weekly
comic strips are in color, and daily strips are usually in
black and white. In some, the story depicted may be
serialized and continuous, carried over from day to day or
week to week. Stories of adventure, drama, mystery or an
otherwise non-comical nature depicted in the same style are
also called comic strips.
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Data Sources:

animation: WordNet (r) 2.0

animation: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

animation: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44